Senior C++ Programmer - Remote/Hybrid Build Immersive Games

Smoking Gun Interactive; Vancouver; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days

Personal leave

Sick days

Life Insurance

Dependent Life Insurance

Long Term Disability

Extended Healthcare

Dental Care

Hybrid working

Training & Development

Job summary

Smoking Gun Interactive (SGI), a Keywords Studio company, seeks a Senior Programmer to tackle diverse game programming tasks, with a strong focus on full-stack skills and mentoring teammates.

The role emphasizes collaboration with leadership to establish a unified technology vision, delivering clean, modular code while proactively addressing challenges and sharing knowledge with peers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience as a programmer in the game industry or related field.
• Shipped at least one game as a senior or lead programmer.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Gamer with passion for creating innovative games.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Lead Programmer & Technical Director to set a unified tech vision and review technical designs.
• Produce high-quality, efficient, modular code.
• Identify tasks beyond scheduled work, from refactoring to bug fixes.
• Mentor and train programmers to foster cooperation and learning.
• Provide and accept feedback on code quality, performance, readability and design.

Skills

C++

C#

Standard Library

OOP Design

Math & Stats

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Mentoring

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Visual Studio

Perforce

AWS/Azure/GCP

Unit testing

Live server ops

Job description

Smoking Gun Interactive (SGI), a Keywords Studio company, seeks a Senior Programmer to tackle diverse game programming tasks, with a strong focus on full-stack skills and mentoring teammates.

The role emphasizes collaboration with leadership to establish a unified technology vision, delivering clean, modular code while proactively addressing challenges and sharing knowledge with peers.